Video Demonstrating Use of a Drop Cloth in Cotton
Video showing how to use a drop cloth for sampling tarnished plant bugs in cotton.
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Weed of the Week: Prickly Lettuce
Prickly lettuce plants are mostly covered in spines along the leaf margins and on the underside of the leaf midvein.
2012 Row Crop Short Course
The 2012 Row Crop Short Course will be held from December 3-5, 2012 at the Bost Extension Center on the campus of Mississippi State University. Pre-registration is free of charge until November 30 and will be $40 thereafter including at
2012 Cotton OVT Preliminary Data Tables
Find below a preliminary copy of the 2012 Cotton Variety Trial data tables. During 2012, small plot cotton variety trials were conducted near the following locations; Clarksdale, Rolling Fork, Schlater, Senatobia, Starkville, Stoneville, Tribbett, Tunica, and Verona. This year the
Fall Herbicide Applications For Glyphosate-resistant Italian Ryegrass
The best time to control GR Italian ryegrass is before it emerges.
Weed of the week: Horseweed
Horseweed is native to North America and can be found throughout the United States. It is common in crop fields, roadsides, and pastures throughout Mississippi.
Delta Crop Summit – November 13, 2012, Stoneville, MS
The 2012 Delta Crop Summit will be held on Tuesday, November 13, in Stoneville, MS. Please see the attached schedule.
Weed of the Week: Cutleaf Evening-primrose
Key identifying characteristics of cutleaf evening-primrose are the distinctive white mid-vein found on most leaves and a reddish base when cut with a sharp knife near the soil line.
Free Futures and Options Training Series
Looking for more hands on training with price risk management tools? I’m looking for up to 8 producers (focus on those with some/all cotton production) to participate in a free futures trading educational experience. I will work closely with these
Weed of the Week: Henbit
Henbit is native to Europe and Asia but can be found throughout the United States. It is common in crop fields, roadsides, pastures, and lawns throughout Mississippi.
Weed of the Week: Downy Brome
Downy brome can be problematic in some areas in winter wheat, pastures, and also in alfalfa.
September 2012 Supply and Demand Report Recap
I quickly want to introduce Dr. Brian Williams. Brian recently joined the Mississippi State Extension Service as a commodity marketing specialist. He will be taking over the corn, soybean and wheat duties and contributed to this post. Brian can be
Weed of the Week: Italian Ryegrass
Italian ryegrass plants germinate from fall through early spring, are highly competitive, and grow rapidly in the winter and early spring months.
Weed of the Week: Texas Millet
Texas millet is native to the southern United States and can be found in crop fields, pastures, roadsides, and untended areas in Mississippi.
The Principles of Plant Pathology: The Disease Triangle and Influence of the Environment
Plant pathogens require a specific set of factors to occur at the same time for disease to begin. More often than not diseases require a prolonged conducive environment before the pathogen can produce observable symptoms.
Weed of the Week: Southwestern Cupgrass
Southwestern cupgrass has become an increasing problem in recent years in Mississippi.
2012 Mid-South Cotton Defoliation Guide
Cotton harvest aid applications are beginning to go out on some of the earliest planted and/or burnt up cotton in several areas throughout the state. As most know, there are several methods that can be used to time defoliation applications;
Weed of the Week: Browntop Millet
In Mississippi, browntop millet is found in cultivated areas, lawns, pastures, and along roadsides.
Terminating Spider Mite Applications in Cotton
When to terminate spider mite treatments can be a very difficult decision this time of year. Spider mites can cause yield loss directly by feeding on small squares and bolls causing them to abort, or indirectly by feeding on leaves which reduces photosynthesis not allowing bolls to fill out correctly. In many ways this indirect damage would be very similar to defoliation.
Cotton Foliar Leaf Spots: Determining the Underlying Cause is Most Important Management Option
Foliar leaf spot diseases continue to be observed throughout the MS cotton production area. Determing the particular leaf spot at the field level can be quite difficult especially if the leaf spots are a result of a foliar potassium deficiency. Bacterial blight, Corynespora leaf spot, and various other fungal diseases are being observed at present within our production system.
August USDA Report Recaps
[note: I have a prior obligation today. Here is a quick synopsis of the reports with more to come in later today or over the weekend] This morning USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board released their August estimates of U.S. and
Fruiting Gaps Present in Mississippi Cotton Fields
Open bolls are beginning to appear in several areas of the state which is signaling that we are headed toward the finish line with this crop. However, several calls have come in this week regarding fruiting gaps present in a
Weed of the Week: Sicklepod
Sicklepod is competitive with row crops during their seedling stages, so the first few weeks after planting are critical for control.
Fall Armyworms in Mississippi Crops
Fall armyworm can be a challenging pest to find and an even more challenging pest to manage in some crops. The damage that they cause and their management varies greatly from crop to crop. The reason for this is due to their preferred feeding sites on different crops and the presence of host strains.
